Goblet Side Lunge

GOBLET SIDE LUNGE

The goblet side lunge exercise is used as a hip and knee strengthening exercise. Start by holding a dumbbell or kettlebell at the front of your chest in a goblet grip position (palms supporting the weight with fingers pointed to the ceiling). Lunge to the side making sure that the knee tracks in line with the middle of your foot. Raise yourself back to a standing position by extending your bent knee and hip.

Muscles involved:

  • quadriceps

  • gluteus medius

  • gluteus maximus

  • hamstrings

Related conditions:

  • runner’s knee / jumper’s knee

  • quadriceps tendinitis / patellar tendinitis

  • meniscus tear

  • patellofemoral pain syndrome

  • ITB syndrome

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